| 单词 | difficulty |
| 释义 | difficulty (once / 52 pages) n A difficulty is anything that gives you a hard or difficult time. If you eat a lot of chips and dip before dinner, you may have some difficulty finishing your meal. A difficulty is anything that causes problems. Forgetting an answer during a test could be a difficulty. A broken leg is a more painful difficulty. A poor economy is a difficulty, and losing your job is a more personal difficulty. A difficulty is also anything that’s not easy to do, like becoming a doctor or lifting a huge weight. Difficulties are generally serious or hard to overcome. If you’re having difficulty, you’re having troubles. WORD FAMILYdifficulty: difficulties USAGE EXAMPLESThis trend will continue, he says, spelling more difficulties for first-time buyers whose incomes may fall in real terms. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) The pop star's live appearance in New York's Times Square was beset by problems as she complained of sound difficulties and struggled to sing. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) Another difficulty is not being able to help every child. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n an effort that is inconvenient had difficulty walking finished the test only with great difficulty Syn|Hypo|Hyper trouble the devil something difficult or awkward to do or deal with tsuris(Yiddish) aggravating trouble effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat, travail use of physical or mental energy; hard work 2n the quality of being difficult they agreed about the difficulty of the climb Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper difficultness ease, easiness, simpleness, simplicity freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort effortfulness the quality of requiring deliberate effort asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severitysomething hard to endure hardness, ruggednessthe quality of being difficult to do formidability, toughnessimpressive difficulty burdensomeness, heaviness, onerousness, oppressivenessunwelcome burdensome difficulty niceness, subtletythe quality of being difficult to detect or analyze inconvenience, troublesomeness, worrimenta difficulty that causes anxiety arduousness, strenuousnessextreme effortfulness laboriousness, operoseness, toilsomenessthe quality of requiring extended effort sternnessthe quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding awkwardness, cumbersomeness, unwieldinesstrouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape flea bitea very minor inconvenience fly in the ointmentan inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something unwieldinessthe quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone 3n a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent Hypo|Hyper problem, trouble a source of difficulty facer(a dated Briticism) a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced killera difficulty that is hard to deal with kinka difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation pissera very disagreeable difficulty booby trap, pitfallan unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty snortersomething outstandingly difficult balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impedimentsomething immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress wrinklea minor difficulty pressure pointwhere problems or difficulties are likely to occur can of wormsa source of unpredictable trouble and complexity deep waterserious trouble growing painsproblems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages) hydratrouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality mattera problem albatross, millstone(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps bindsomething that hinders as if with bonds diriment impediment(canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage) dragsomething that slows or delays progress obstacle, obstructionsomething immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted straitjacketanything immaterial that severely hinders or confines cognitive factor something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result 4n a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome grappling with financial difficulties Exp|Hypo|Hyper Great Depression the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s bitch an unpleasant difficulty plight, predicament, quandarya situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one rattrapa difficult entangling situation pincha painful or straitened circumstance fix, hole, jam, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickleinformal terms for a difficult situation hard time, rough sleddinga difficulty that can be overcome with effort strain, stressdifficulty that causes worry or emotional tension mirea difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from job, problema state of difficulty that needs to be resolved situationa complex or critical or unusual difficulty urinary hesitancydifficulty in beginning the flow of urine; associated with prostate enlargement in men and with narrowing of the urethral opening in women; may be caused by emotional stress in either men or women walla difficult or awkward situation carea cause for feeling concern conflict of interesta situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests crisisan unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty cruncha critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources) hornet's nest, hornets' nesta highly contentious or hazardous situation hot potatoa difficult situation how-d'ye-do, how-do-you-doan awkward situation embroilment, imbroglioan intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation Mexican standoffa situation in which no one can emerge as a clear winner incubus, nightmarea situation resembling a terrifying dream no-win situationa situation in which a favorable outcome is impossible; you are bound to lose whatever you do pass, strait, straitsa bad or difficult situation or state of affairs purgatorya temporary condition of torment or suffering swampa situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables ticking bomb, time bomba problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed tinderboxa dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence urgencyan urgent situation calling for prompt action dead end, deadlock, impasse, stalemate, standstilla situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible box, cornera predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible hot watera dangerous or distressing predicament dog's breakfast, dog's dinnera poor job; a mess race problema social and political problem caused by conflict between races occupying the same or adjacent regions balance-of-payments probleman economic problem caused by payments for imports being greater than receipts for exports quicksanda treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy condition, status a state at a particular time |
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